EDUC 564 - Moral Values and the Schools

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Goodman. This course explores whether, and if so, how "values" should be taught in the schools by addressing the following questions: What is unique about the domain of values Is there, or should there be, a corpus of shared personal and social values What are the sources of values and how are they transmitted across generations If schools teach values, how do they address the problems associated with specific codes The problems of the absence of codes The tensions between fidelity to personal beliefs and to values of compromise, tolerance and cultural pluralism

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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